It was led by the prominent Maratha commander Bhau, and marched towards Kunjpura, approximately 150 kilometers north of Delhi, due to high floods preventing the transportation of supplies from the Panjab, particularly from Sirhind.

Bhau, the Maratha leader, traveled approximately 150 kilometers north of Delhi to Kunjpura due to high floods preventing the transportation of supplies from the Panjab, particularly from Sarhind.

Najabat Khan, the governor of Kunjpura, had arranged two lines of defense outside and inside the town's walls.

Sardar Abdus Samad Khan Muhammadzai, the governor of Sarhind, and Qutab Shah Rohilla, a religious preceptor of Najib, led 5,000 men outside the walls.

Both Afghan commanders fought valiantly, but Ibrahim Khan Gardi's artillery heavily bombarded them.